Method of making textiles



April 24, 1945. A UNGER 2,374,631

V METHOD oF MAKING TEXTILES Y Filed April 28, 1942 i 4 ,gw itam /fgerPatented Apr.` 24,- 1945 METHOD F MKING TEXTILES Abraham Unger, EastOrange, N. J., assignonto Duro Persian Manufactum Co., Ine., EastNewark, N. J., a corporation 4of New Jersey Application April 28, 1942,Serial No. 440,783

y (Cl. 57-160) The present invention relates to textiles and to themanufacture thereof andmore particularly to the type of yarn which maybeused for trimming and for the manufacture of imitation Persian lambcloth.

Past efforts have succeeded in the manufacture of cloth which closelysimulates the appearance the cloth and articles such as coats madetherefrom have a consumer appeal. they do not have the wearing qualitiesdesirable for their extensive adoption. The present inventionv aims toprovide a textile which may be used in making t a fabric to simulatePersian lamb fur and which is durable and therefore satisfactory for themanbeen chosen for purposes of illustration and description and visshown in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of the speciilcation,wherein Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of a fabric illustrating apreferred method of making the :IiatI i strandsV of chenille;

' of Persian lamb fur. :in some cases, this has been rf.A done by sewinga curled chenille yarn to a backlighter portion illustrating the fibersat points ufacture of coats and other articles therefrom` andat the sametime lower in cost.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved, inexpensive,durable textile which may be utilized for trimming and for the manufacvture of artincial Persian lamb fabric.

Another object ofthe invention is to provide an improved method ofmaking a textile for the manufacture of artificial fur and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a textile which willproduce a heavier cloth and hence more nearly simulate a fur.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wrapped textile whereinthe wrapping will not slip on the core.

Another object of the invention is to provide a yarn with a core of aheavy material and a Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of a strand offlat chenille;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional `view of the strand of chenille shown in Fig. 2after it has .been Wrapped; i

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of a twisted strand of nat chenille;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view` of a twisted strand of chenille along theline I-I of Fig. 5, the darker portion illustrating the material at theplane of the section. and the lighter portion illustrating the nbers atpoints spaced from the plane of the section;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the twisted strand cf fiat chenille,illustrated in Fig. 6 after it has been wrapped, the darker portionillustrating the material at the plane of the section and the spacedfrom the plane of the section; 4

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of a plurality of strands of flatchenille twisted together;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of a plurality of -strands of twisted flatchenille taken along the line s-l of Fig. 8, the darker portionillustrating the material at the plane of the section and the lighterportion illustrating the fibers at points' spaced from the plane of thesection;

Fig. l0 is a sectional view of the plurality of strands of twisted flatchenille shown in Fig. 8

after it has been wrapped to conceal the prowrapping of a silk-likematerial which tends to Y adhere to the core.

Other and further objects of the invention will be obvious upon anunderstanding ofthe illustrative embodiment about to be described, orwill be indicated in the appended claims, and various advantages notreferred to herein will oocur to one skilled in the art upon employmentof the invention in practice.

Jecting fibers thereof, the darker portions illustrating the material atthe plane of the section and the lighter portions illustrating theilbers at' points spaced from the plane of the section;

Fig. 11 illustrates a preferred embodiment of a device and method forwrapping the chenille yam:

Fig. l2 illustrates a modified form of the device Afor applying anadhesive to the exterior of the chenille yarn;

Fig. 13 illustrates another device for applying an adhesive'to thechenille core; and

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary top plan view of a piece of cloth embodying thepresent invention;

Referring again to the drawing and morepar- A preferred embodiment ofthe invention has so ticularly to Fig.i, a preferred method of makingthe strands of fiat chenille is illustrated. There is shown a series ofwarp threads I which may be any desired number and between these warpthreads, a fibrous material such as cotton is wo-l ,l 4-4 of Fig. 1.This cutting operation provides a large number of strands of flatchenille similar to the single strand shown more particularly in Figs. 2and 3 at a very low cost due to the large t number of strands made inthe weaving and cutting operations. Groups of fibers 2 forming the weftthreads are held together between the two warp threads I so that thecutl ends of thefiibers project outwardly therefrom, as shown moreparticularly at Fig. 3 to provide a strand of fiat chenille. This methodof manufacture facilitates mass production and lowers materially theunit cost.

In order to provide a yarn having a smooth outer surface which may bemade into a cloth which simulates Persian lamb, the strand of chenilleshown in Figs. 1 and 2 is passed through the bore 5 of a bullet shapeddevice 6. vA member 1 is adapted to revolve about the tapered end 8 ofthe device 6 to apply a wrapping thereon which is removed and backed upby the compressed fibers of the strand of chenille emerging from the endof the tube. In this way, the flat strands of chenille are wrapped togive a smooth outer covering and to retain the outwardly projectingfibers of the core enclosed. The wrapping may be as tight as desired,but generally is loose to give a soft yarn. which may be readily bentwithout exposing the inner core when sewed on a backing for forming acloth. In this way, a less expensive and more durable yarn is provided.In order to prevent slippage between the outer wrapping' and the innercore and in order to increase the weight of the material, the fiatstrands of chenille are preferably made of cotton which weighsconsiderably more than rayon or silkand are thereafter wrapped with asilklike material shown as a thread or yarn such as silk or rayon togivean external appearance which simulates Persian lamb. The greaterfriction occasioned by the contrasting materials of the core andwrapping tends to prevent slippage between the two and provides va moredurable yarn and one in which the covering is less likely to spread andexpose the inner core. l, j

In some cases, it may be desired to provide a more nearly circular core,and a firmer core.

so that any tendency of the core to untwist will cause the wrappinsr togrip tighter.

By wrapping a plurality of strands of twisted chenille 2 and 2', asillustrated in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, the body and weight of the core may befurther increased and a more nearly circular form obtained. Theinexpensive method of manufacturing the fiat chenille permits this to bedone without unduly increasing the cost of the finished yarn. In each ofthe above cases, it is preferred to have the core made of cotton andthe/exterior wrapping of a silk-like material: but other materials maybe utilized for both thel core and the wrapping within the scope of theinvention.

While excellent results may be obtained with l the above yarns, in somecases it may be desired to guard even further against the wrappingslipping with respect to the core and against the wrapping exposing thecore. There is illustrated in Fig. 12 a device similar to that shown inFig. 1l with a conduit I0 which enters the tube atthe nipple II andpasses longitudinally through it to permit an adhesive to be conductedto the This may be done as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and '7 by twisting thefiat chenille so that the outer fibers 2 on each side will form a sortof spiral. If twisted suiiiciently, the free ends of the fibers 2 willengage the cuter wrapping substantially about the entire circumference.This gives a firm core and causes the outer wrapping to be Ymore nearlycircular in the finished yarn. The side view in Fig. 5 shows the effectof twisting the fiat yarn,

the free ends thereof forming in effect a spiral extending about thecore. The darker portion of the section in Fig. 5 shows the fibers atthe plane of section and the lighter portions show the fibers at planesfrom the plane of the section. A section through the finished strandafter it is wrapped is illustrated in Fig. 4. The fibrous material 9 maybe wrapped about the twisted chenille described above and in connectionwith Figs. 8 to 10 in a direction opposite to the twist small end ofvthe tube where the .wrapping is being applied to the core withoutimpairing in any way the wrapping operation. One or more conduits I0 maybe utilized if desired in applying the adhesive to the exterior of thecore as it is being wrapped. The advantageof applying it at the outleten'd is to minimize the adherence of the glue to the inside of the bore5 and to apply it to the core just prior to the, application 'of thewrapping. The adhesive is preferably thin and preferably formed from alatex base so that it does not show on the exterior of the wrapped yarnbut is confined to the outer surface o'f the core and the innersurfaceof the wrapping 2. If desired, the adhesive maybe applied to thecore prior to its entrance to the tube member 6 by passing the strand ofyarn over a roller I2 having its lower` surface immersed in the adhesiveI4 in a reservoir I 5. The inner bore 5,

` cost than previous yarns.

It will be seen that the present invention provides an improved yarn andan improved method of manufacture. The yarn is more durable and lessexpensive than yarns heretofore and may be utilized for the manufactureof trimmings and for the manufacture of imitation .Persian lamb fabric.The use of a cotton core of flat chenille with a silk-like wrappingincreases the weight without increasing materially the cost and at thesame time prevents slippage between the covering and the core by havingcontrastingv materials and outwardly projecting fibers which may v beengaged by the wrapping. The use of fan adhesive further preventsslippage between the core and the outer wrapping without, impairing theappearance of the yarn. The resulting cloth is able to withstand therough usage to which it may be subjected.

As various changes may be made in the'form,

construction andl arrangementl of the parts herein without departingfrom the spiritand scope of the invention andwithout sacrificing any ofits advantages. it is to be understood that all matter herein is to beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. 'I'he method oi making a textile yarn. which method comprises passinga thread of nat chenille through a tube to spread the fibers in acircumferential direction to make the outer surface more nearly round,and applying a wound textile to said distorted nbers.

2. The method of making a textile member. which method comprisestwisting a strand of flat chenille, passing the strand of twistedchenille through a tube to spread theflbers in a circumferential andaxial direction. and applying a wound textile to said distorted iibers.

3. The method of making a textile member, which method comprisestwisting a strand of iiat chenille, passing the strand of twistedchenille through a tube to spread the nbers in a circum ferential andaxial direction and wrapping a textile on said distorted ilbers in adirection opposite. to the twist so that any tendency to untwist willtighten the wrapping thereon.

4. 'I'he method of making a textile yarn. which method comprises passinga plurality of strands of nat chenille through a tube to spread thenbers in a circumferential and radial direction and applying a woundtextile to said distorted fibers.

5. I'he method of making a textile yarn, which method comprises twistinga plurality oi' strands of flat chenille. passing the twisted strandsthrough a tube to compress the iibers thereof, and applying a woundtextile to said compressed bers 6. The method of making a textile yarn,which method comprises twisting a plurality of strands o f iiat chenilleto make their exterior more nearly circular and passing the strands oftwisted chenille through a tube to compress the fibers thereof andwrapping a textile about the compressed ilbeis in a direction oppositeto the twist so ythat any tendency to untwist will tighten the wrappingthereon.

7. 'I'he method of making a textile'yarn, which method comprises passinga strand of flat chenille made of cotton through a tube to compress thefibers thereof and thereafter winding a strand of silk-like materialabout the compressed cotton bers substantially completely to cover thesame.

8.4 Ihe method of making a textile yarn, which method comprises twistinga plurality of strands of chenille together and passing said twistedstrands of chenille through a tube to compress the fibers thereofand'wrapping vthe compressed fibers with a silk-like materialsubstantially completely to cover the strands of chenille.

9. The method of making a textile yarn, which method comprises passing astrand of chenille through a tube to compress the tlbers thereof,applying an adhesive to the exterior of the strand oi' chenille andapplying a wound textile substantially to cover the strand of chenille.

V10. The method of making a textile yarn,V

which method comprises passing a strand of chenille through a tube tocompress the ilbers thereof, applying an adhesive to the exterior of thestrand as it emerges irom the tube and wrapping a textile about thestrand as it emerges from the tube.

l1. The method of making a'textlle yarn, which method comprises passinga strand of dat chenille f' made of cotton through a tube to compressthe same and wrapping a strand of silk-like material about said core,substantially to cover the same. ABRAHAM UNGER..

